Earl Blumenauer: “I hope that we can go to conference on the budget so we can begin to iron out some of those important differences.”

I find this hearing very meaningful.

I can speak confidently for House Democrats when I say we are firmly committed to reauthorization of AGOA and HOPE before their expiration next year.

We have $163 billion a year that is not paid by the top 1 percent of American taxpayers.

I deeply appreciate the leadership of my friend from Florida, and his personal experience adds particular impact to his leadership on this. Another tireless champion for rational cannabis reform is Congresswoman Barbara Lee, with whom I…